For its second year, the Driftwood Country Music Festival expanded to two days over Veterans Day Weekend and will be held Saturday, Nov. 11, and Sunday, Nov. 12 at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point.

Festival producer Synergy Global Entertainment (SGE) has also partnered with Orange County-based company Brew Ha Ha Productions to offer unlimited craft beer tastings from a variety of regional breweries to those 21-and-up until 4 p.m. during each day of the festival.

Saturday’s headliner is singer-songwriter Chase Rice, who will be joined by Frankie Ballard, A Thousand Horses, Cassadee Pope, Lit, Caroline Jones and Mark MacKay. Sunday will be led by Kip Moore with Dan + Shay, Maddie & Tae, Canaan Smith, RaeLynn and Gethen Jenkins.

Doors open at 1 p.m. for both days (VIP early entry starts at noon) and the show ends at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday and 9 p.m. on Sunday. The event is 21-and-over only until 4 p.m. (when the unlimited craft beer tastings end) and is open to all-ages after 4 p.m.

A lot of the talent slated to take the stage has released brand new music in 2017. Take a listen to five new songs from Driftwood artists before hitting the show over Veterans Day weekend.

Chase Rice “Three Chords & the Truth”

Before he became a country music star, singer-songwriter Chase Rice was a promising linebacker for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, but was sidelined by an injury. After graduating college he was picked up as part of the pit crew for Hendrick Motorsports and worked for NASCAR driver Ryan Newman and later worked with Jimmie Johnson, who went on to win a couple of Sprint Cup championships during Rice’s time on the crew. He was also runner-up on CBS’ “Survivor: Nicaragua” in 2010. Now he’s known for cuts like “Ready Set Roll,” “Gonna Wanna Tonight” and “Everybody We Know Does.”

Rice will release his fourth studio album, “Lambs & Lions” on Friday, Nov. 17, and so far, the album has spawned the single “Three Chords & the Truth.” The accompanying music video features Rice traveling to buy a guitar for a young fan in hopes of inspiring the young man to become a musician.

Kip Moore “More Girls Like You”

Kip Moore has certainly had his share of hits, including concert sing-along favorites like “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,” “Beer Money” and “I’m to Blame.” After a rousing performance at the 2017 Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio in April, Moore was hard at work prepping his third studio album, “Slowheart,” which was finally released on Sept. 8 via MCA Nashville.

The single, “More Girls Like You,” is a more romantic-style track to come from Moore, during which he sheds a little of his wild, beer-drinking, party-all-night image and sings about finally settling down. He also released several other tracks from the album leading up to the release including “The Bull,” “Blonde,” Bittersweet Company” and “Plead the Fifth.”

RaeLynn “Lonely Call”

Singer-songwriter RaeLynn Woodward, who goes by first name alone, has grown a lot since her appearance during season two of NBC’s “The Voice” in 2012. Though the Texas-native, who chose fellow country star Blake Shelton as her coach on the show, was was eliminated in the quarterfinals, it was probably the best thing for her.

She went on to tour with artists such as Shelton, Chris Young and Jason Aldean and paved her own path with singles like “Boyfriend,” “God Made Girls,” “Love Triangle” and now her latest, “Lonely Call,” off of her debut studio album, “WildHorse,” which was released on March 24.

A Thousand Horses “Preachin’ to the Choir”

One of Nashville’s most buzzed about new groups, A Thousand Horses, busted into the mainstream with the single, “Smoke.” The band went on to be nominated for several CMT and ACM Awards before dropping its sophomore album, “Bridges,” on June 2.

The effort is led by the single, “Preachin’ to the Choir,” an upbeat track that has has received substantial country radio airplay.

Caroline Jones “Country Girl”

Independent artist Caroline Jones is certainly charming. With her sweet voice and traditional country music songwriting and performance style, Jones caught the ear of artists such as the Zac Brown Band, which took her out on its Welcome Home Tour.

She co-produced her EP, “Bare Feet,” which came out on Aug. 25 and pushed the album title track as well as the songs “Tough Guys” and her latest, “Country Girl,” as singles.

Driftwood Festival

When: 1-9:30 p.m. (venue opens at noon for VIP early entry ticket holders) on Saturday, Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 12. Complementary beer tastings will be offered until 4 p.m. The event is open to all ages after 4 p.m. only.

Where: Doheny State Beach, 25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point

Tickets: General admission starts at $49 per day and VIP Lounge with early entry and beer tastings start at $129 at Driftwoodfest.com. Parking is extremely limited on-site. There is a round-trip shuttle from the Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W. Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. $10 per person.

Kelli Skye Fadroski lives for entertainment. She’s worked at The Orange County Register since 2006 and has covered all things music, stand-up comedy, horror and more. When she’s not out reviewing a concert or interviewing some random famous person, she’s catching up on episodes of 'The Walking Dead,' somewhere sampling craft beer, enjoying Taco Tuesday or yelling at the contestants through the TV on 'Celebrity Name Game' for not knowing basic pop culture trivia. She’s also a diehard Detroit Lions fan.

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